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Ford Escort

Car Hatchback ⭐ Popular pick

12 variants · 8 registers with powertrain counts

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the Ford Escort on record.

Netherlands
1958–2001
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
1975–2026
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 10% worldwide

Measured from real registration and fleet counts, not clicks or hype.

Where it's been spotted

Australia Canada Finland Luxembourg Netherlands New Zealand Norway Spain Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom United States

Evidence of real vehicles in each country's official register. Grey imports count, because they're real vehicles on real roads.

Variants

12 variants · 8 registers with powertrain counts

Powertrain counts straight from official registers, each with what that register counts.

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Building on it? The same record is one API call: /api/v1/vehicles/car/ford/escort/full

Registration history

1958: 1 vehicle 1968: 20 vehicles 1969: 17 vehicles 1970: 22 vehicles 1971: 29 vehicles 1972: 38 vehicles 1973: 75 vehicles 1974: 83 vehicles 1975: 26 vehicles 1976: 18 vehicles 1977: 20 vehicles 1978: 26 vehicles 1979: 41 vehicles 1980: 45 vehicles 1981: 65 vehicles 1982: 106 vehicles 1983: 109 vehicles 1984: 111 vehicles 1985: 79 vehicles 1986: 39 vehicles 1987: 38 vehicles 1988: 75 vehicles 1989: 64 vehicles 1990: 43 vehicles 1991: 33 vehicles 1992: 27 vehicles 1993: 13 vehicles 1994: 10 vehicles 1995: 18 vehicles 1996: 17 vehicles 1997: 26 vehicles 1998: 114 vehicles 114 1999: 24 vehicles 2000: 15 vehicles 2001: 2 vehicles 1958 2001
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
1975: 15 vehicles 1976: 17 vehicles 1977: 13 vehicles 1978: 20 vehicles 1979: 33 vehicles 1980: 22 vehicles 1981: 17 vehicles 1982: 31 vehicles 1983: 34 vehicles 1984: 20 vehicles 1985: 28 vehicles 1986: 80 vehicles 1987: 80 vehicles 1988: 88 vehicles 1989: 80 vehicles 1990: 50 vehicles 1991: 23 vehicles 1992: 23 vehicles 1993: 24 vehicles 1994: 46 vehicles 1995: 67 vehicles 1996: 69 vehicles 1997: 107 vehicles 107 1998: 105 vehicles 1999: 69 vehicles 2000: 79 vehicles 2001: 1 vehicle 2002: 1 vehicle 2003: 7 vehicles 2004: 5 vehicles 2005: 7 vehicles 2006: 4 vehicles 2007: 5 vehicles 2008: 9 vehicles 2009: 6 vehicles 2010: 7 vehicles 2011: 6 vehicles 2012: 5 vehicles 2013: 4 vehicles 2014: 2 vehicles 2015: 5 vehicles 2016: 5 vehicles 2017: 1 vehicle 2018: 3 vehicles 2019: 3 vehicles 2020: 2 vehicles 2021: 6 vehicles 2022: 6 vehicles 2023: 3 vehicles 2024: 4 vehicles 2025: 3 vehicles 2026: 2 vehicles 1975 2026
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1958 1
1968 20
1969 17
1970 22
1971 29
1972 38
1973 75
1974 83
1975 26
1976 18
1977 20
1978 26
1979 41
1980 45
1981 65
1982 106
1983 109
1984 111
1985 79
1986 39
1987 38
1988 75
1989 64
1990 43
1991 33
1992 27
1993 13
1994 10
1995 18
1996 17
1997 26
1998 114
1999 24
2000 15
2001 2
Finland
1975 15
1976 17
1977 13
1978 20
1979 33
1980 22
1981 17
1982 31
1983 34
1984 20
1985 28
1986 80
1987 80
1988 88
1989 80
1990 50
1991 23
1992 23
1993 24
1994 46
1995 67
1996 69
1997 107
1998 105
1999 69
2000 79
2001 1
2002 1
2003 7
2004 5
2005 7
2006 4
2007 5
2008 9
2009 6
2010 7
2011 6
2012 5
2013 4
2014 2
2015 5
2016 5
2017 1
2018 3
2019 3
2020 2
2021 6
2022 6
2023 3
2024 4
2025 3
2026 2

From official registers, as of 2026.10.3. Bases differ per country, so never compare across panels.

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The Ford Escort as JSON, one request away: its canonical id, where it is registered and how popular it is.

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{
  "id": "car/ford/escort",
  "name": "Escort",
  "make": {
    "id": "ford",
    "name": "Ford"
  },
  "kind": "car",
  "body_type": "hatchback",
  "availability": [
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    "ca",
    "ch",
    "es",
    "fi",
    "gb",
    "lu",
    "nl",
    "no",
    "nz",
    "ua",
    "us"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "eu",
    "na",
    "oc"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 3,
    "mass_decile": 1,
    "rarity": "common"
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "former_ids": [
    "car/ford/escort-1",
    "car/ford/escort-1100",
    "car/ford/escort-1300",
    "car/ford/escort-1300-l",
    "car/ford/escort-1300-sport",
    "car/ford/escort-1300l",
    "car/ford/escort-1600l",
    "car/ford/escort-gt",
    "car/ford/escort-mexico-1600-gt",
    "car/ford/escort-rs2000",
    "car/ford/escort-wagon",
    "car/ford/escort-xr3i",
    "car/ford/escort-zx2"
  ],
  "years": null,
  "era": null,
  "enrichment": null,
  "enrichment_gated": true,
  "dataset_version": "2026.10.3",
  "upgrade_url": "https://vehiclesdb.com/pricing",
  "attribution": {
    "source": "VehiclesDB",
    "url": "https://vehiclesdb.com",
    "license": "Identity layer: CC-BY-4.0; enrichment/resolution: proprietary. Display requires visible credit — see https://vehiclesdb.com/legal/attribution",
    "dataset_version": "2026.10.3"
  }
}

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